New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-20
THE OCEAN rACHT RACE.

WHEN WILL 1T TAKE PLACEf-A DIFFERENCE On
OPINION AS TO SIGNALS
The day for starting the between the keel
schooners C0ronet and Dauness depends to great
upon the weather during the next three weeks
II majority OF the days In the last week OF this month
be pleasant there is strong probability that the contest
will be begun the day Professionally agreed upon al te
conference between the owners OF the bOats-March s.
The Dauntess which has been the screwdock sew
era days has been thoroughly and
has been treated to a course of kerosene The
additional lead placed upon her keel has brought her
or eleven inches more than when she was locked
The Coronets draught s twelve feet inches
and lead will be her keel her down
foot more. owing to the shalowness OF the water at
the Is impossible to take her out Of the
will be considerably higher Work her will then be
pushed with all possible rapdity. The rggers
at work on her and expect to get through tomorrow
night Her sails will be bent while she is the dry.
dock Some OF these have been altered notably the
SAIL which was made smaller owing to the foremost being
shortened.
Club, Caldwell H. Colt, the owner of the Dauntless who
Is anxious that there should not be moments delay in
many other drydoeks than the screw upon which his
boat can be easily handled Replying to this yesterday
onet the screwock that there the work
her keel would have plenty of room to stand and be in
position to labor to advantage, While ON other docks
they would be obliged to he upon their backs.
In the same letter Mr. Colt recommends the changing
and which It afterward thought advisable to
alter to avoid conflict With signals already adopted by
tons commend themselves to ''S Mr.. '' Bush and
Will be adopted. AS understood,
the Coronet when passing vessels at sea, will make
itself known by first burning the Coston signal OF the
NewYo Yacht Club ana then a red magnesia lighr.
The Dauntless viii burn the Coston signal and blue
light. In crossing the finishing line of R0ches Point
the entrance TO Queenstown, the Coronet will fire five
guns and the Dauutcss three guns. IL they at
night in addition to the guns the lights will
shown as in passing vessels at Mr. Colt suggests
that rockets be fired at the finish IN addition the other
signals, but Mir Bush objects TO doing this his boat
because OF the experiences he had had with them He
off and, furthermore that when fired they blacken the
decks " II Mr. Colt wishes to fire rockets from the
Dauntess" he said much the better, the dlstin-
gushing signals will be more marked. However think
that the lights already adopted together with the guns
will be sufficient to answer all purposes.
SOLDIERS VIEWS on " PA UPER" PENSIONS
Some OF the veterans OF the War who do approve the
so-caled "Pauper" Pension BILL which the President
vetoed making preparations to give expression to
their views. W. II. Armstrong. officer in the New
York Mounted Rifles which served In Virginia during the
entire who in business at No. 40 yeseyst,
referring to the matter yesterday, said:
opposed to that bill and many others OF my oil
comrades and propose speak out concerning H. Tho
men viii lie helped by II the beats" In the war;
who slkel duty and whose be found
the hospital records drng nearly their entire service
served the from beginning TO end aud
Libby Prison for time. and there Is Mr. Bell a
the arm and 1 could name others who served
with but who could not get pension under the bill
because would swear that we are incapacitatei
from earning living. already have applications
OF men help them, who will pensions
der this bill These fellows were beats and shIks who
regiment who the pension ios now be-
they the hospitals during the They
business with s injustice and OF perjury is enough
make man SICK